Al-Rikabi’s acclaimed novel Sabi’a Ayaam al-Khalq (Seventh Day of Creation) was excerpted in Banipal 32, translated by Wen-chin Ouyang. I don’t believe the full novel has been translated, or at any rate published.

72 A Fragment of Fear, by Egyptian Tharwat Abaza.

The Egyptian State Information Service translates this title as Some Fear or A Little Bit of Fear. I couldn’t bear either translation, hence mine (which takes liberties). I couldn’t find anything by Abaza in English.

73The Ace, by Algerian Tahar Wattar.

You won’t find The Ace in English (I don’t think), but you can find Wattar’sThe Earthquake translated by Bill/William Granara and available from Saqi Books.

Abd al-Quddus wrote more than sixty novels and collections of short stories, many of which were made into films. His works of Arabic literature were characterized by psychological studies of political and social behavior. Among his works translated into English are I Am Free, The Bus Thief, and A Boy’s Best Friend.